Actor Danny Masterson was sentenced on Thursday, September 7, 2023, after being found guilty of two counts of rape in a retrial.
The former “That ’70s Show” actor was convicted by a Los Angeles jury of two counts of forced rape in May after a retrial involving three women. The third charge against the third Jane Doe was declared a mistrial and dismissed after prosecutors refused to retry Masterson on the rape charge.
’70s Show’ Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced After Founding Guilty Of Two Counts Of Rape
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On Thursday, September 7, 2023, Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of forcible rape.
Ahead of his sentencing, he faces a possible thirty years to life in prison. He has been considered a potential flight risk and has been remanded into custody following the guilty verdict.
Masterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of felony rape. Three different women, including an ex-girlfriend, have come forward with the allegations, according to ABC News. The alleged assaults took place between 2001 and 2003. All three women were members of the Church of Scientology.
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Masterson and his wife, Bijou Phillips, are also members of the Church of Scientology. They met at a celebrity poker game in 2004. At the time of the conviction, a source close to his wife told the Daily Mail that she was “shocked” by the jury’s conviction, saying that she was “convinced he was telling the truth and that the jury would agree.”
“The devastation and the reality of it all is at a level you’ve never imagined,” the insider continued. “He has supported Danny throughout this process and never thought this would be the outcome.”
“Her life was completely turned upside down when she learned her husband and the father of their daughter Fianna could be in prison for the rest of his life. It was something to Bijou that brought disaster to her current lifestyle,” the source added. “He couldn’t understand it.”
Danny Masterson’s Wife Bijou Phillips ‘Feels Like She’s Grieving Death’
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Danny Masterson’s wife, Bijou Phillips, is the daughter of The Mamas & The Papas vocalist John Phillips. A close friend told the Daily Mail that Phillips was trying to stay strong for their daughter’s sake, but “felt like she was grieving a death” ahead of her husband’s sentencing on Thursday morning.
Earlier this year, the socialite broke down in tears in the courtroom after a jury found her guilty. Masterson was denied bail and taken away in handcuffs.
“Right now Bijou is circling the drain and is filled with all emotions and no emotions at all,” the insider claimed. “He is a shell of who he was all along. She’s really trying to be strong for her daughter because she’s trying to figure out what life is like for her.”
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“It can only be compared to divorce or death because she can’t be with Danny like she used to,” they continued. “They had their life, and it was completely uprooted and changed and the change was as scary and sad as could be imagined.”
The source later said: “Friends are trying to be there for him, but it’s really difficult. He’s really trying to figure it all out and what his life will be like after all is said and done. Whatever happens with Danny will change his life forever and, to put it mildly, it’s just sickening.”
According to the outlet, Masterson was held at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail after the guilty verdict was read in May. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, he faces a possible sentence of 30 years to life in prison – 15 for each guilty count. He will also have to register as a sex offender when or if he is ever released from prison.
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Danny Masterson was arrested in 2020 for the crime. At the time, he insisted that every meeting was consensual. “That ’70s Show” was still on the air at the time of all three alleged attacks.
The Church of Scientology previously issued a statement to ABC News regarding the charges against Masterson, insisting that “there is no policy prohibiting or discouraging members from reporting the criminal conduct of Scientologists, or anyone else, to law enforcement.” The statement went on to say that “Church policy explicitly requires Scientologists to obey all laws of the land.”
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